
sharp基本信息
读法:英 [ʃɑːp] 美 [ʃɑrp]
释义:
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英英释义
Noun:
"the sharp crack of a twig"
"the crisp snap of dry leaves underfoot"
"incisive comments"
"icy knifelike reasoning"
"as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"
"penetrating insight"
"frequent penetrative observations"
"an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"
"he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"
"a sharp-worded exchange"
"a tart remark"
"a shrill gaiety"
"the precipitous rapids of the upper river"
"the precipitous hills of Chinese paintings"
"a sharp drop"
"sharp winds"
"a pencil with a sharp point"
"turn sharp left here"
"the visor was acutely peaked"
"her shoes had acutely pointed toes"
中英词源
sharp 锋利的,锐利的,敏锐的,剧烈的
来自古英语 scearp,锋利的,来自 Proto-Germanic*skarpaz,切割,来自 PIE*sker,剪,切,砍, 词源同 shear,share.引申诸相关词义。
- sharp
- sharp: [OE] Sharp, together with its close relatives German scharf, Dutch scherp, and Swedish and Danish skarp, goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *skarpaz. This was probably descended from an extension of the Indo-European base *sker- ‘cut’ (source of English score, share, shear, etc). Welsh has borrowed sharp as siarp.
=> shear - sharp (adj.)
- Old English scearp "having a cutting edge; pointed; intellectually acute, active, shrewd; keen (of senses); severe; biting, bitter (of tastes)," from Proto-Germanic *skarpaz, literally "cutting" (cognates: Old Saxon scarp, Old Norse skarpr, Old Frisian skerp, Dutch scherp, German scharf "sharp"), from PIE *(s)ker- (1) "to cut" (cognates: Lettish skarbs "sharp," Middle Irish cerb "cutting;" see shear (v.)).
The figurative meaning "acute or penetrating in intellect or perception" was in Old English; hence "keenly alive to one"s own interests, quick to take advantage" (1690s). Of words or talk, "cutting, sarcastic," from early 13c. Meaning "distinct in contour" is from 1670s. The adverbial meaning "abruptly" is from 1836; that of "promptly" is first attested 1840. The musical meaning "half step above (a given tone)" is from 1570s. Meaning "stylish" is from 1944, hepster slang, from earlier general slang sense of "excellent" (1940). Phrase sharp as a tack first recorded 1912 (sharp as a needle has been around since Old English). Sharp-shinned attested from 1704 of persons, 1813 of hawks. - sharp (n.)
- "a cheat at games," 1797, short for sharper (1680s) in this sense. Meaning "expert, connoisseur" is attested from 1840, and likely is from sharp (adj.). Music sense is from 1570s. The noun was used 14c. as "a sharp weapon, edge of a sword."
词态变化
复数 sharps;
比较级 sharper;
最高级 sharpest;
名词 sharpness;
权威造句
- 1. I felt a sharp pain in my lower back.
- 我感觉到后腰一阵剧痛。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Futures prices recovered from sharp early declines to end with moderate losses.
- 期货价格在早盘深幅下跌后出现反弹,收盘时未见严重损失。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. There was a sharp fall in the value of the pound.
- 英镑大幅贬值。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. These issues were brought into sharp focus by the Gulf crisis.
- 海湾危机让这些问题备受关注。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Now politics is all about the right haircut and a sharp suit.
- 现在政界讲究的无非是合适的发型和时髦的衣着。
来自柯林斯例句
近反义词
adj.
相似短语
单词分析
这些形容词均有“锐利的、敏锐的、机敏的”之意。keen多指对复杂艰深的事物或问题有敏锐的观察和敏捷的理解。
acute侧重感觉敏锐,能分辨出一般人难以觉察的细微区别。
sharp指人头脑精明、敏锐或机警。
shrewd指有头脑,善于判断分析,精明过人。
记忆方法
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